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Prehistoric Australasia: Visions of Evolution and Extinction

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For most of the past 300 million years, the world’s continents were interlinked as the supercontinents Pangaea and then Gondwana. Around 50 million years ago, Australia tore itself free from Antarctica to become the huge, splendidly isolated island it is today. Over time, its creatures began to evolve in ways not seen anywhere else on Earth, with tree-climbing crocodiles, gigantic venomous lizards, walking omnivorous bats and flesh-eating kangaroos roaming the continent.

Prehistoric Australasia: Visions of Evolution and Extinction presents some of the most extraordinary creatures the world has ever seen – all unique to Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand and their surrounding islands.

Over 100 meticulously painted panoramas by palaeoartist Peter Schouten are accompanied by descriptions of the unique environments and features of these animals, written by four of Australia’s foremost palaeontologists. This book explores the nature and timing of extinction events in the Southern Hemisphere, considers whether some of these losses might be able to be reversed, and how we can use the fossil record to help save today’s critically endangered species. Through stunning artwork and fascinating text, Prehistoric Australasia brings this globally unique transformation over time to glorious, colorful life.

Features:
  • Offers fascinating glimpses into the prehistoric past of Australia, New Zealand and New Guinea.
  • More than 100 paintings showcasing the changing biotas of Australasia over the last 3.6 billion years.
  • Reveals the unique features of prehistoric animals and the environments where they lived.

Author(s): Michael Archer, Suzanne J. Hand, John Long, Trevor H. Worthy
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Year: 2023

Language: English
Pages: 265
City: Manchester

Cover
Front endpaper
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Introduction
Pilbara, Western Australia
Ediacaran Hills, South Australia
Emu Bay, South Australia
Stairway Sandstone, Northern Territory
Baragwanathia flora, Victoria
Evolution of early vertebratesadult
Burrinjuck, New South Wales
Georgina Basin, Queensland
Gogo, Scene 1, Western Australia
Gogo, Scene 2, Western Australia
Canowindra, Scene 1, New South Wales
Canowindra, Scene 2, New South Wales
Mansfield, Victoria
Ducabrook Formation, Queensland
Blackwater Shale, Queensland
Blina Shale, Western Australia
Knocklofty Formation, Tasmania
Arcadia Formation, Scene 1, Queensland
Arcadia Formation, Scene 2, Queensland
Hanson Formation, Antarctica
Talbragar, New South Wales
Evolution of the tetrapod forelimb
Broome Sandstone, Western Australia
Strzelecki, Victoria
Bulldog Shale, South Australia
Otway, Scene 1, Victoria
Otway, Scene 2, Victoria
Toolebuc Formation, Scene 1, Queensland
Toolebuc Formation, Scene 2, Queensland
Toolebuc Formation, Scene 3, Queensland
Winton Formation, Scene 1, Queensland
Winton Formation, Scene 2, Queensland
Winton Formation, Scene 3, Queensland
Lightning Ridge, New South Wales
Mackunda Formation, Queensland
Mangahouanga, New Zealand
Waipara River, New Zealand
Haumuri Bluff, New Zealand
Tingamarra, Scene 1, Queensland
Tingamarra, Scene 2, Queensland
Tingamarra, Scene 3, Queensland
Duntroon, New Zealand
Jan Juc Formation, Victoria
Ditjimanka Local Fauna, Scene 1, South Australia
Ditjimanka Local Fauna, Scene 2, South Australia
Riversleigh, Scene 1, Queensland
Pinpa Local Fauna, South Australia
Ericmas Local Fauna, South Australia
Riversleigh, Scene 2, Queensland
Riversleigh, Scene 3, Queensland
Riversleigh, Scene 4, Queensland
Wynyard Local Fauna, Tasmania
Kutjamarpu Local Fauna, South Australia
Riversleigh, Scene 5, Queensland
Riversleigh, Scene 6, Queensland
Riversleigh, Scene 7, Queensland
Riversleigh, Scene 8, Queensland
St Bathans, Scene 1, New Zealand
St Bathans, Scene 2, New Zealand
St Bathans, Scene 3, New Zealand
Riversleigh, Scene 9, Queensland
Riversleigh, Scene 10, Queensland
Bullock Creek, Northern Territory
Riversleigh, Scene 11, Queensland
Alcoota, Scene 1, Northern Territory
Alcoota, Scene 2, Northern Territory
Beaumaris, Victoria
Awe, Papua New Guinea
Chinchilla, Queensland
Kanunka, Scene 1, South Australia
Kanunka, Scene 2, South Australia
Bunyip Cave, Victoria
Eastern Darling Downs, Scene 1, Queensland
Eastern Darling Downs, Scene 2, Queensland
Wellington Caves, Scene 1, New South Wales
Wellington Caves, Scene 2, New South Wales
Wellington Caves, Scene 3, New South Wales
The giant lizard Megalania, eastern Australia
Thylacoleo Caves, Western Australia
Naracoorte Caves, Scene 1, South Australia
Naracoorte Caves, Scene 2, South Australia
Texas Caves, Scene 1, Queensland
Texas Caves, Scene 2, Queensland
Lord Howe Island meiolaniid turtle
Mammoth Cave, Western Australia
Mowbray, Victoria
Callabonna, South Australia
Wyandotte Station, Queensland
Pureni, Papua New Guinea
Riversleigh, Scene 12, Queensland
Kelangurr Cave, Irian Jaya
Nombe Rock Shelter, Papua New Guinea
South Island moa, New Zealand
South Island adzebill, New Zealand
Volivoli Cave, Fiji
Tongoleleka, Tonga
Chatham Islands, New Zealand
North Island, Scene 1, New Zealand
North Island, Scene 2, New Zealand
New Caledonia’s giant megapode
Canterbury Plains, New Zealand
New Zealand giant eagle
Pindai Cave, New Caledonia
South Island goose, New Zealand
Acknowledgements
References
Index
Back endpaper
Back cover